Light-independent reaction. Definition. noun. The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light to proceed, and ultimately produce organic molecules from carbon dioxide. Supplement. The energy released from ATP (produced during the light reactions) drives this metabolic pathway.
Deadly 'Kissing Bug' Found In Southern States. As many as 300,000 Americans are living with the parasitic disease acquired from the bugs. Triatomine bugs, known more commonly as issing bugs, have been found in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So for a person to catch Chagas from their pooch, a kissing bug would have to bite the dog and then its owner right after the dog gets infected. We don't have kissing bugs in our homes, Hamer says, so the chance of that happening is small.. That's not the case in South and Central America.